Justin Powers had a banner year selling Christmas trees, but he always reminds people about how to properly dispose of them after the holidays.

Recycling has gone way up during the coronavirus pandemic.

A few years ago, Republic Services, the primary waste collector in Clark County, started offering single-stream recycling. It allowed people to put all recycling into one main bin instead of separating recyclables into different bins.

The Southern Nevada Christmas Tree Recycling Committee is hosting its recycling drive through Jan. 15. The committee is made up of local businesses and agencies, including UNLV’s Rebel Recycling program and the Springs Preserve, according to a UNLV news release.

Do you want to help turn today’s jack-o’-lantern into tomorrow’s BLT?

California has a deposit law to get people to recycle that works something like this: Consumers pay a deposit of 5 or 10 cents when they buy a beverage.

As resorts fight for customers on the Strip in the flashiest ways imaginable, a different sort of competition quietly unfolds on loading docks at the back of the house.

Tara Pike single-handedly created UNLV’s recycling program, and she truly practices what she preaches